Lifestyle Columns
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Despite sap, A&E's addiction drama packs a chargeJul 14, 2008 11:00 pm - A&E's new drama "The Cleaner" is sappy, sentimental, melodramatic and clichéd, and it doesn't miss a trick. This is the sort of show where, when a kid wins a football ga...
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Watch caffeine, sugar levels in energy drinksJul 14, 2008 11:00 pm - It seems that there is more than one energy crisis in the U.S. today. Many people simply are feeling more tired and are looking to get a boost from something more than c...
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Middle-aged 'malcontents' just don't appeal to himJul 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. I am a healthy, reasonably attractive and fit, 50-year-old, single gentleman. I am often told I look like a man in his early 40s. I enjoy an excellent job and ear...
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Mortgage companies will likely delay foreclosure if sale is imminentJul 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. Our house has been in foreclosure for a few months. We have been trying to sell it and recently received an offer. Unfortunately, the buyer cannot close until Sep...
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Commercial properties should be inspected thoroughly before purchaseJul 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. I've made a purchase offer on a four-unit commercial property. Do investors typically hire home inspectors for this kind of property? A. The purchasers of com...
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New metal roof will contort to shingles belowJul 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. We recently got several estimates on what it would cost to have a standing seam roof placed on our house. Most estimates included the cost of stripping the "archi...
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Hotel has no record of Hotwire reservationJul 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. We recently booked a hotel room in Las Vegas through Hotwire.com. We prepaid $952 for it. Hotwire took our money but never gave us the room it promised. We travel...
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Pilot's antics shouldn't fly with managementJul 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Did you hear about the flight that canceled out of Salt Lake City because the pilot was too upset to fly? Apparently, the captain of a United Airlines flight scheduled t...
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Don't rush to hide your doorsJul 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Probably because of their size and functional role, doors are seldom thought of as decorative elements. At best, they may be given a new coat of paint-either as a spruce...
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A kinder, gentler reality show?Jul 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Would you like to be on television? My First Place, an HGTV show, is looking for people in our area who are looking for their first homes. You have to be shopping withi...